Willy Loman is constantly trying to figure out where his life went wrong, but denies that he has actually failed. ... The two protagonists, Willy Loman and Okonkwo, in addition are ready to lay down their life to secure their personal dignity. In Willy Loman's case, he feels he has only a very small amount of dignity left and the only option to preserve that is to end his life. ... The third element of Arthur Miller's definition of a tragic hero that is exemplified by Willy Loman and Okonkwo is attempting to gain their rightful place in society. ... The characters of Willy Loman ...

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Willy as Tragic Hero in Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman is the story of Willy Loman, a middle-class salesman who, in the course of a single day, comes to realise that the American Dream, which he has pursued for 40 years, has failed him. ... Willy Loman is, for Miller, the antithesis of the classic tragic hero. ... There are other flaws in Willy Loman that lead to his demise. ... Willy Loman despite his desperate searching through his past Willy does not achieve the self-realisation or self-knowledge typical of the tragic hero. ... The failure of the Loman Brothers (parti...

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• Grade Level: High School

Willie Loman is an ordinary man who embodies traditional American values of success. ... Willie Loman had already achieved the historical dream, he had a house, car, family and a job, but he gets obsessed with the business success dream and tries or at least he think he does try to accomplish it but he dismantles his family in the process. Willy Loman had accomplished the historical American Dream but because of his ambition he did not realize it. ... At the age of sixty Willy had built a family and had two sons. ... Willy always pretended to be more than what he really was (Murphy and Ab...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate